RE: Posting Incorrect oath

[Gaspo]

Section 4.1, clause 1 of Chapter 4 of the Legal Code provides that:

Section 4.1: Oath of Office
1. All government officials will take the Oath of Office below before assuming their role within the government of The North Pacific.

I, [forum username], do hereby solemnly swear that during my term as [government position], I will uphold the ideals of Democracy, Freedom, and Justice of The Region of The North Pacific. I will use the powers and rights granted to me through The North Pacific Constitution and Legal Code in a legal, responsible, and unbiased manner, not abusing my power, committing misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance in office, in any gross or excessive manner. I will act only in the best interests of The North Pacific, not influenced by personal gain or any outside force, and within the restraints of my legally granted power. As such, I hereby take up the office of [government position], with all the powers, rights, and responsibilities held therein.

Blue Wolf II posted the following as his oath of office at Dec 9 2012, 05:46 PM GMT/UTC in the designated thread for posting such oaths in the Delegate's Government area of the forums.

I, Comrade Hero Blue Wolf II, do hereby solemnly affirm that during my duly elected term as Vice Delegate of The North Pacific, I will uphold the ideals of Democracy, Freedom, and Justice of The Region of The North Pacific. I will use the powers and rights granted to me through The North Pacific Constitution and Legal Code in a legal, responsible manner, not abusing my power, committing misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance in office, in any gross or excessive manner. I will act only in the best interests of The North Pacific, not influenced by personal gain or any outside force, and within the restraints of my legally granted power. As such, I hereby take up the office of Vice Delegate of The North Pacific, with all the powers, rights, and responsibilities held therein.

I also pledge that, should I have to assume the delegate seat during my term, I will ban Ramaba again the next chance I have and all Nazi spammers will sleep with Kandy in his realm. I will also change the regional flag to that of a buff man dressed up as a unicorn and attempt to turn the RMB into a 24 hour rave.

Is this posted oath in full compliance with the requirement of Section 4.1? If it is not, what remedies are available to address it, who has standing to assert the non-compliance, and what procedure may be followed to assert a proceeding to seek the remedies that are identified?

So, we're not even sure we need to rule on this, but in the sense of shutting down frivolity it wouldn't hurt for us to discourage "OMG RUN TO THE COURTS" by making a ruling which basically amounts to "there is no harm, and all evidence indicates that the mistake was an honest one. As such, the court sees no reason at this time to rule on a hypothetical which is unlikely to come up again. The Court hopes that people will engage in meaningful discussion with one another, rather than simply tattling immediately to the courts, in future cases such as this one." Get something checked off the to-do list, nice and easy. Thoughts?

 

[Hileville]

I agree.